SIMPLE SENTENCES
A simple sentence contains a subject and a verb.
It expresses a single complete thought that can stand on its own.
Examples: 1. The baby cried for food.
2. Professor Maple’s intelligent students completed their homework.
3. Megan and Ron ate too much and felt sick. ( Although there are two subjects and two verbs, it is still a simple sentence because both verbs share the same subjects and express one complete thought.)
COMPOUND SENTENCES
A compound sentence has two independent clauses. An independent clause is a part of a sentence that can stand alone because it contains a subject and a verb and expresses a complete thought.
Basically, a compound contains two simple sentences.
These independent clauses are joined by a conjunction (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so).
Examples: 1. The shoplifter had stolen clothes, so he ran once he saw the police.
2. They spoke to him in Spanish, but he responded in English.
COMPLEX SENTENCES
A complex sentence is an independent clause joined by one or more dependent clauses. A dependent clause either lacks a subject or a verb or has both a subject and a verb that does not express a complete thought.
A complex sentence always has a subordinator (as, because, since, after, although, when) or relative pronouns (who, that, which).
Examples: 1. After eating lunch at The Cheesecake Factory, Tim went to the gym to exercise.
2. The woman who taught Art History 210 was fired for stealing school supplies.
Sentence types:simple, compound and complex
SIMPLE SENTENCES
A simple sentence contains a subject and a verb.
It expresses a single complete thought that can stand on its own.
Examples: 1. The baby cried for food.
2. Professor Maple’s intelligent students completed their homework.
3. Megan and Ron ate too much and felt sick. ( Although there are two subjects and two verbs, it is still a simple sentence because both verbs share the same subjects and express one complete thought.)
COMPOUND SENTENCES
A compound sentence has two independent clauses. An independent clause is a part of a sentence that can stand alone because it contains a subject and a verb and expresses a complete thought.
Basically, a compound contains two simple sentences.
These independent clauses are joined by a conjunction (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so).
Examples: 1. The shoplifter had stolen clothes, so he ran once he saw the police.
2. They spoke to him in Spanish, but he responded in English.
COMPLEX SENTENCES
A complex sentence is an independent clause joined by one or more dependent clauses. A dependent clause either lacks a subject or a verb or has both a subject and a verb that does not express a complete thought.
A complex sentence always has a subordinator (as, because, since, after, although, when) or relative pronouns (who, that, which).
Examples: 1. After eating lunch at The Cheesecake Factory, Tim went to the gym to exercise.
2. The woman who taught Art History 210 was fired for stealing school supplies.